Registrations of new electric cars in Europe contracted 9.5% in November year-on-year, weighed down by the French and German markets, according to statistics published on Thursday by the manufacturers.
This drop in “zero-emission” cars was greater than that of the market for all engines combined, which eroded by 1.9% compared to November 2023, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) specified in its figures. monthly deliveries.
Non-plug-in hybrids in good condition
Two of Europe’s main national markets, France and Germany, saw their electric car registrations fall last month, by 24.4% and 21.8% respectively. As a result, at the European level, the share of electric vehicles has fallen to 15%, down from 16.3% in November 2023.
The sector’s plug-in hybrids (fuel-electric) were also less attractive, falling to a 7.6% market share in November, down from 8.2% a year earlier.
The winners are on the side of non-rechargeable hybrid cars, which reached 33.2% of the market in November, compared to 27.5% the previous year, “exceeding registrations of gasoline cars for the third consecutive month,” he said. . ACEA noted. The latter represent 30.6% of the market, still far ahead of diesels, which only convince one in ten buyers (10.6%).
Volkswagen in the lead
During the first 11 months of the year, the European market evolved slightly in green year-on-year (+0.4%), but electric vehicles plummeted by 5.4% and now only represent 13.4% of registrations, therefore that the EU plans to ban the sale of new thermal cars by 2035.
On the manufacturers’ side, the Volkswagen group continues to lead and dominates more than 26.7% of the European Union market since January (+0.6 points in one year), ahead of Stellantis (16.8% of registrations, -1.3 points) and Renault, stable at 10.8%.
Pioneer and specialist in hybrid cars, Toyota continues its progression, gaining 1.1 points of penetration in the European market compared to January-November 2023, that is, 8% of the total, closely followed by the South Korean Hyundai with 7.9%.
Source: BFM TV
